A new study led by the University of St Andrews reports that Critically Endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) are far more likely to forage in the same waters as commercial…
A hedgehog rescue charity in East Yorkshire says its brand-new expansion has transformed daily life for both the animals in their care and the volunteers who look after them. Holderness…
Residents across West Sussex are being urged to keep a sharp lookout for an unusually large feathered escapee — a 2-foot-tall (60 cm) eagle owl who slipped out of his…
A French wildlife enthusiast says he has no plans to stop keeping an eye on a runaway flamingo that journeyed from Cornwall all the way to northern France. The young…
A French wildlife enthusiast says he has no plans to stop keeping an eye on a runaway flamingo that journeyed from Cornwall all the way to northern France. The young…
A beloved family dog is back home and unharmed after surviving a dramatic fall of nearly 100ft (30m) down a cliff in Shetland. The young collie, named Whisp, slipped over…
In October, a resident of Vale View — a rural area in Queensland, Australia — spotted an unexpected visitor in her yard. An eastern brown snake was weaving through the…
Comedian Felipe Esparza had a whole lineup of fun activities planned for his outing with Whisper — an 8-year-old pittie — but it didn’t take long for him to figure…
For the first time ever, researchers have managed to sequence RNA from a woolly mammoth — overturning the long-held belief that this delicate molecule couldn’t survive for tens of thousands…
New research suggests that the massive North American creatures known as Archaeotherium—often nicknamed “hell pigs”—didn’t all feed the same way. Their dietary habits appear to have differed depending on their…